Clementine AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Audio Players for Linux

There are many alternatives to Clementine for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux Audio Player alternative is Strawberry. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Clementine and loads of them are open source and Audio Players available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux Audio Player alternatives to Clementine are Audacious, Rhythmbox, Amarok and DeaDBeeF.

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  1. Strawberry icon

    Strawberry

     249 likes

    Music player and collection organizer featuring support for diverse audio formats, bit-perfect playback, playlist management, tag editing, advanced output controls, streaming from Subsonic, Tidal, Qobuz, scrobbling, CD playback, and cover art retrieval.

    249 Strawberry alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Mac
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    Strawberry vs Clementine Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Elros Telperien
    14

    It's a fork of Clementine. Actually better, more stable and currently updated (last commit on GitHub 6 hours ago). Just discovered this program, but am already very happy with it.

    terkhen
    Positive
    0

    Windows and macOS builds of Strawberry require paying for a Patreon subscription. Clementine offers them for free.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    sosaited
    Positive
    -1

    Strawberry has more active development and a lot more features.

    3 of 20 comments
    • Strawberry is Freemium and Open SourceClementine is Free and Open Source
    • Strawberry is CustomizableClementine is not according to our users
  2. Audacious icon

    Audacious

     305 likes

    Lightweight open-source audio player for Unix-like platforms focused on high sound quality, extensive codec support, playlist handling, Internet radio, plugins, Winamp-style skins, cue sheets, metadata display, effects, equalizer, and efficient resource usage.

    145 Audacious alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
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    Audacious vs Clementine Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    I really enjoy the plug-in features that Audacious offers that I can't find anywhere else. For example, the built-in Dynamic Range Compressor (DRC) is ideal for me because I work in an office with other computer users. I set the DRC to eliminate most of the dynamic range, then I set my volume high enough to hear my tunes. I'll hear all of the music from the loud to quiet portions and I won't miss a thing!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    judgemental-fr
    Positive
    0

    Mac users, note that it can be installed using macports (their website only mentions homebrew)

    • Audacious is Free and Open SourceClementine is also Free and Open Source
  4. Rhythmbox icon

    Rhythmbox

     437 likes

    Rhythmbox is an audio player for Linux that plays and organizes digital music. Inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software that is designed to work well under the .

    164 Rhythmbox alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
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    Rhythmbox vs Clementine Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    It is similar as the software is complete it has multi view to find your music among artists, genres, it has many interesting plugins to retrieve lyrics, use many Internet protocols to find new content.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Rhythmbox is Free and Open SourceClementine is also Free and Open Source
  5. Amarok icon

    Amarok

     411 likes

    Cross-platform music player featuring customizable interface, dynamic playlists, powerful tagging and sorting, contextual views, drag-and-drop menus, robust file tracking, language localization, bookmarking, database importing, script support, and audio CD playback.

    178 Amarok alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    Overview
     
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    Amarok vs Clementine Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    1.4 amarok was like clementine (clementine was based on it) but not anymore

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Amarok is Free and Open SourceClementine is also Free and Open Source
  7. DeaDBeeF icon

    DeaDBeeF

     200 likes

    Lightweight desktop music player designed for multiple platforms, supporting major audio codecs, gapless playback, playlist management, customizable global hotkeys, 18-band equalizer, streaming audio, plugin extensions, and command line controls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
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    DeaDBeeF vs Clementine Comments
    cryoff
    Positive
    1

    Fast, reliable, simple to use, file-based

    • DeaDBeeF is Free and Open SourceClementine is also Free and Open Source
  8. Dopamine icon

    Dopamine

     67 likes

    Audio player for Windows, Linux, and Mac offering a visually appealing, easy-to-use interface, support for major audio formats, music library organization, tag editing, album art retrieval, playlist management, gapless playback, and advanced searching capabilities.

    76 Dopamine alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Bloomee Tunes icon

    Bloomee Tunes

     35 likes

    Experimental open-source music player delivers ad-free streaming from platforms including YouTube and JioSaavn, supporting seamless switching between sources, cross-device compatibility, a lightweight interface, and ongoing platform integration.

    23 Bloomee Tunes alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  10. Euphonica icon

    Euphonica

     19 likes

    Euphonica is an MPD client with integrated spectrum visualiser, metadata downloading & more.

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Euphonica screenshot 1
     
  11. Harmonoid icon

    Harmonoid

     34 likes

    Material-based cross-platform player managing music libraries, playlists, and radio streams with synced and custom lyrics, tag editor, pitch, speed, and volume controls, Discord and Last.fm integration, light-dark themes, and low RAM usage for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.

    62 Harmonoid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  12. Quod Libet icon

    Quod Libet

     169 likes

    A extensible Music player with Podcast support, web radio, playlists and many more. As it is written in Python, writing new plug-ins is really easy.

    172 Quod Libet alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    The paned browser, providing a customizable hierarchy of filters for finding your music
     
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    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It neatly integrates with the GTK environment which makes a very nice look. After studying the various features to tune queries it even equals clementine's intelligent playlist feature. A further plus: scanning a large music library is dead fast. I'll stick to it.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    flexid2000
    Positive
    0

    Quod Libet is vastly expandible with plugins leaving no wishes unanswered, reading the library is dead fast and it looks well on all gnome/xfce/lxde environments.

    • Quod Libet is Free and Open SourceClementine is also Free and Open Source
    • Quod Libet is CustomizableClementine is not according to our users
  13. Elisa icon

    Elisa

     36 likes

    Elisa is a music player developed by the KDE community that strives to be simple and nice to use. We also recognize that we need a flexible product to account for the different workflows and use-cases of our users.

    80 Elisa alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Snapcraft
    Elisa Albums View
     
  14. Amberol icon

    Amberol

     18 likes

    Amberol is a music player with no delusions of grandeur. If you just want to play music available on your local system then Amberol is the music player you are looking for.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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